What if you invested $1,000 in eBay in 2005? (Inflation-Adjusted)

EBAY · Technology · Adjusted to 2026 dollars using BLS CPI-U data

Using BLS CPI-U data, cumulative inflation from 2005 to 2026 totals 72%. Your $1,000 in eBay grew to $5,982 in raw dollar terms, but in real purchasing power terms that gain is equivalent to $3,478 in constant 2005 dollars. That reflects a +6.1% per year real annualized return after accounting for price changes over 21 years.

Nominal final value

$5,982

+498.2% total return

Real value (2005 dollars)

$3,478

+247.8% real total return

Real annualized return

+6.1%

vs. +8.8% nominal annualized

Cumulative CPI-U inflation since 2005: 72% (1 dollar in 2005 = $1.72 in 2026)

Year-by-Year (Inflation-Adjusted)

$1,000 in eBay since 2005, values in constant 2005 dollars

Year	Nominal Value	Real Value (2005 $)
2005	$1,000	$1,000
2006	$1,058	$1,027
2007	$795	$749
2008	$660	$598
2009	$295	$269
2010	$565	$503
2011	$745	$637
2012	$775	$649
2013	$1,374	$1,126
2014	$1,306	$1,055
2015	$1,301	$1,051
2016	$1,368	$1,090
2017	$1,856	$1,446
2018	$2,366	$1,788
2019	$1,962	$1,449
2020	$1,986	$1,444
2021	$3,393	$2,347
2022	$3,647	$2,311
2023	$3,062	$1,869
2024	$2,600	$1,542
2025	$4,354	$2,532
2026	$5,976	$3,475

Inflation adjustment uses BLS CPI-U annual data, deflated to 2026 dollars. Nominal stock data from Yahoo Finance (split-adjusted closing prices). Real values are expressed in constant 2005 purchasing-power dollars. For informational and educational purposes only. Not financial advice. Past performance does not guarantee future results. See our methodology and full disclaimer.